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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
Consumption of n-3 fatty acids is well-known to prevent deaths from coronary heart disease. However, not many studies have investigated the effects of n-3 fatty acids on arteriosclerosis in free living subjects. The pulse wave velocity between the brachia and ankles (baPWV) of 161 healthy male subjects was measured and the fatty acid composition of the total phospholipid fraction of their red blood cells (RBC) analyzed. There was a significant inverse correlation between the eicosapentaenoic acid concentrations in the RBC phospholipid fraction and baPWV of the subjects after adjustment for age, pulse rate and diastolic pressure, or further for body mass index, smoking status, diabetes and the ratio of low-density cholesterol to high-density cholesterol. Although baPWV values may not directly indicate arteriosclerosis, the present study suggests that long-term n-3 fatty acid intake is beneficial for the vascular system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0258-851X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
307-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The relationship between tissue RBC n-3 fatty acids and pulse wave velocity.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Clinical Application, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-City, Toyama 9300194, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't